futilely

• Adverbe signifiant « d'une manière qui ne peut produire aucun résultat utile ; sans but ou en vain ». Décrit des actions entreprises mais vouées à l'échec ou sans effet.

An adverb meaning "in a way that is incapable of producing any useful result; pointlessly or uselessly." It describes actions that are attempted but doomed to fail or have no effect.

1. In a useless or pointless mannerC1formal

   In a way that is incapable of producing any useful result; without effect.

   de manière futile

   • He futilely tried to open the locked door with a paperclip.
   • She argued futilely against the committee's final decision.
   • They searched futilely for the lost keys in the dark.

   Synonymesfruitlesslyineffectuallypointlesslyunproductivelyunsuccessfullyuselesslyvainly

   Antonymeseffectivelyproductivelysuccessfullyusefully